Welcome to Middle Fingers Up, the show where we keep our heads high and our middle fingers higher. We explore relationships, mental health and everything in between. Join me, Kiran Randhawa on the journey to learn, grow and find our voice.
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EP.145 - Christian Ortiz - "We Are All Imprisoned By This Damn System"
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In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, I sit down with Christian Ortiz — Afro-Indigenous social scientist, technologist, and creator of Justice AIGPT — and this conversation hit me on so many levels. Christian grew up as a latchkey kid in 80s/90s Los Angeles and later confronted internalized racism, machismo, and white supremacy in the American Sout…
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EP.144 - Shagun Sharma - "Gift Your Presence, Not Just Presents”
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Ever feel guilty for not feeling festive? The holidays are sold as sparkle and joy — and honestly, it starts in August the moment the gingerbread hits store shelves. The holiday decor floods every aisle... But for many of us, what follows isn’t joy. It’s guilt — spiraling that we’re falling behind and it’s only mid-summer — overstimulation, pressur…
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EP.143 - Jeff D'Silva - "You Have Skin In The Game"
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This one made me laugh, pause, and think. I get to sit down and really get to know Calgary comedian and Planet Jerf host Jeff D'Silva—the stories behind his humor, how he sees the world, and the experiences that shaped him. We talk about biracial parenting, Calgary mall culture, and what it was like growing up Pakistani-Canadian in the 80s. I first…
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EP.142 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "“Assimilation, Love, and What I’m Unpacking Now”
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Have you ever asked yourself why so many of us first-gens ended up dating or marrying white people? I have! I see now that our immigrant parents’ survival strategies — keeping your head down, working hard, staying small — shaped ours. And for our generation, that survival often meant assimilation, performing the “white version” of ourselves — at wo…
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EP.141 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Dr.Anne Recorded LIVE - "It's Not A Flaw, It's a Flow"
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Hey everyone, quick question — when was the last time you really talked about periods? Not whispered, not joked about… I mean honest, open, real talk. If that made you pause, this one’s for you — and for the men in our lives too: dads, brothers, partners, sons… anyone who wants to understand better. Dr. Anne invited me to sit down with her as part …
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EP.140 - Shuraya Akhter Bhatti - "Confidence Really Comes When You Sit w/ Your Weakness"
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You ever meet someone who reminds you that healing doesn’t always happen in therapy — sometimes it happens in the kitchen? In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, Kiran Randhawa sits down with Bengali home cook, mother, and storyteller Shuraya Bhatti, whose journey from grief to growth will make you rethink what it means to take care of yourself. Aft…
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EP.139 - Mano Mishra - "Respect Your Body"
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EP.138 - Niké Aurea - "We All Deserve Safe Spaces"
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EP.137 - Shagun Sharma - "Dismantling the Stigmas That Keep Us From Seeking Support"
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EP.136 - Kam Bassier - "You're Not Lazy, You're Burnt Out"
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EP.135 - Kalyani Pardeshi - “Self-doubt doesn’t come from failure—it comes from negating how someone feels.”
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EP.134 - Shuraya Akhter Bhatti - "What’s in Your Tiffin? Feeding the Inner Child and Finding Balance in Parenting"
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EP.133 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "Well At Least It's Not ..."
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EP.132 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "Why Am I So Tired? (The Hidden Cost of Carrying Everyone's Emotions)"
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EP.131 - It's Good To Gup Shup - Dear Mental Health System: It’s Not Us, It’s You
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EP.130 - It's Good To Gup Shup - " TV Raised Us, But Now We Are Finally Seeing Us"
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EP.129 - Dr. Ami - "Periods Are A Beautiful Thing"
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EP.128 - Reshma Kearney - "Give Yourself Grace"
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EP.127 - Salima Saxton - "Come Back to You"
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EP.126 - Alvina Nadeem - "Your Job Isn't To Question The Storm, Your Job Is To Make It Through It"
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EP.125 - Palak Dadwal - "You Do Not Have To Erase Your Past"
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EP.124 - Aninda Sidhana - "Men of Quality Are Not Afraid of Gender Equality"
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EP.123 - Tony Nabors - "We Gotta Bust Our Ass To Do This Unlearning"
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EP.122 - Mohini Gima - "There Is A Fire In All Of Us"
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EP.121 - Astha Soni - "You Can Always Bring Back Your Culture"
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EP.119 - Carine Abou Dahab - "A Human With No Tribe Will Not Survive"
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EP.118 - Palak Dhorajiya - "I Never Thought Canada Was Going To Give Me So Much"
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EP.117 - Ishaa Chopra - "Let Ishaa Help Ishaa"
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EP.116.5 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Sick Day - "I Passed A Kidney Stone At Work"
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EP.116 - Dr. Anne Hussain - "PCOS Comes In All Shapes And Sizes"
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EP.115 - Vishal Aheer - "Who's Going To Do This For You?"
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EP.114 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Reference Check
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EP.113 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Onboarding
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EP.112 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Interview
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EP.111 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Review
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EP.110 - It's Good To Gup Shup - My Application to the Angry Brown Girl Club
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EP.109 - Simrit & Harjot - PART III - "Marriage Is Not Easy, But It Should Not Be Painful"
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EP.108 - It's Good To Gup Shup With T - My Son’s Hope: Confronting Racism and Building Awareness
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EP. HOLIDAY SPECIAL - Nevena Kalajdzic - "Holding Space for Ourselves"
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EP.107 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Dr. Anne Hussain - Weight Stigma In The Medical Field
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EP.106 - Kevin Bhawan - "Sometimes We Can Be Judgmental F*@%$"
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EP.105 - SkyeBlu Cutchie - "You're Not A Man Until You F@$#"
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EP.104 - Dr. Jennifer Noble - "Finding Belonging In Group Membership"
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EP.103 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Madison and Kiran - "To Be That Person In The Room"
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EP.102 - Jeevan Gill - "I’m Just Here For The Giggles”
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EP.101 - "Self Doubt Is A True Crime Story"
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EP.100 - JRDN - "Hip Hop Raised Me, But R&B Saved Me"
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EP.99 - Neha of Ninja Nari - "You're The Best When Serving Your Community"
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